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30 May 1941
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 14 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1941-05-30, flown by RAF. Targets included CRETE.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Theater not recorded
THOR mission records show at least 90 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1941-05-30, flown by RAF. Targets included IRAQ.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 35176, page 3086, published 1941-05-30: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the30th day of May, 1941.PRESENT,The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 35176, page 3090, published 1941-05-30: "At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the30th day of May, 1941.PRESENT,The KING'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
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